Can opener



Feb. 27, 1923. 1,446,804

J. A. MARQUiS ET AL.

CAN OPENER Filed Mar. 19, 1921 2 sheets-sheet l 063.0%1MrgW/z'5 4 [NI/Ewan l czfarfliG s- ATTORNEY.

Feb. 27, 1923. 1. ,44s,s04

J. A. MARQUlS ET AL,

CAN OPENER Filed Mar. 19, 1921 2 sheets-sheet 2 ATTORNEY.

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units 1 mm JOSEPH A. MARQUIS AND VICTOR,E. GRAVES, OF S EATTLE,'WASHI1 \TGTON, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO HERMAN O. ZBINDEN, 0F vKING COUNTY, 'tVASI-IINGTON.

CAN OPENER.

Application filed March 19, 1921. Serial No. 453,319.

To all whom it m 614/ concern: v

Be it known that we, JOSEPH A. MAR UIs and VIoToR E. GRAVES, cltizens of the United States and residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of ashingtomhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can Openers, of which the following is a specification. Y

The invention relates of the can may be out therefrom by an incision in the can side, whereby the full contents of the can may be readily and conveniently removedas an entirety.

In'the drawings r .Fig. 11 is a plan view showing the improved can opener in operative relation to the'can. V

Fig. 2 is a side View of the sainefwith portions of the can opener in vertical see- Fig. 3 is a vertical section the element support.

Fig. 4c is a 'section-on line 4+ Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of a media fied form of support for the elements Fig. 6; is'a transverse, section of the same I -,s lo'tted apertures 16and 17 to permit the within the handle, and 1 r. Fig. 7 is an end view of the'handle with the parts in place. I v 1 a 'In the' preferred form, the can opener comprises a handle 1, which may be round or rectangular and within which is formed thru the for- 'ward end of the handle. ithin the forward end of the space 2, at the forward end of the handle, is, secured what maybe termed a holder for, the operative elements ofthe can opener. This holder comprisesa hol-I' low body 3 on the lower side of whichas secured a block 4, and to the block and body as by rivets 5 is secureda cutting blade 6. The forward end of the blade terminates advance of the holder in a pointed cutter 7.: A centering guide is provided in the form of a bar 8 adapted to slidably fit in the opening in the holder 3 and having its forward end offset to providetheusual center 9.. V

The use of the improved canopener is preferably thru' forcing the point of the to an improven'ient in can openers 1n the use of whlch the top g r p H point 7 into the 11131361131016 the can lmme center 9. thru thetop'of the canlt), whilel the can opener 'is'in a vertical position, the rear end of the centering guide bearing against the rear end of the hollow handle in this operation. The can opener-was a whole is then turned downwardly. and moved outwardly, the-gulde sliding to permit th1s the top of the can. I driven forward toward the, canv forcing the movement until thecutting point 7 is below The handle is their diately above the top thereof, whereupon the point 7 severingfthe can. material, to permit complete removal of the top off the can In the'modifiedforni shown in igs.' 5, 6 'and'7,.the holder for the operating elements is constructedof a'single piece of material with the bottom plate thereof, as 11, forming the cutter proper, from whichside walls 12" extend upwardly and are laterally offset the canopener may be forced about the. can,-

as at 13 and then inwardly projected at 114:; I v i '7 to formguiding recessesf15j to r'eceivethe centeringguide 8. In this form as in the" preferredzform, the support issecured' Wltlh inthe handle, which ashere'shown'is circu lar and closed at the forward end exceptffor passage therethru ofthe guide and cutter.

' The operation of the modified form is the same as that describedin connection with i ,the preferredgformx' 1 If de'sired andas'preferred, thecentering H guide 8 immediately in rear ofthe center point '9 thereof, be-offset, as at 18 to1provide a hook-like memberserviceable for re moving metal bottle capsand the like.

Claim: v

with a longitudinal central recess opening hollow body,,a block secured theretoand a cutting blade secured to said block, the hollow body being positioned above the center line of the handle and the cutting blade below the center line thereof," said cutting blade being rigidly supported throughout its whole length beyond-the cutting portion thereoflby the block and the handle, and

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guide slidably mounted in said hollow body blade Will be positionedbelow the edgeseani the guide and the cutting blade being in of the can for entirely severing the tOlTflODl parallel spaced relation, whereby When the the can. v 10 opener is positioned on a can, the guide Will In testimony whereof We aflix our signa- 5 extend above the edge of the can and the tures. V

block Will form a spacing element between JOSEPH A. MARQUIS the guide and the cutting blade, so that the VICTOR E. GRAVES. 

